The blog of a Cuban who became an Eastern Orthodox priest.
If you cannot preach like Peter, if you cannot pray like Paul, you can tell the love of Jesus and say, "He died for all." -- Hymn, There Is A Balm in Gilead "Love can be sacrificial, and in so doing, it becomes redemptive." -- Bishop Michael Bruce … [Continue reading]
The term "once saved always saved" is used frequently among various--but not all--Evangelicals in English-speaking countries. The concept, however, is treated in one of two ways. While the Orthodox would agree with neither way, it may surprise you to … [Continue reading]
I just watched the opening of the USA Embassy in Jerusalem. It is a move with which I agree. I am not the only socially progressive person to also agree. I listened with interest to a Congressman who is a Bernie Sanders backer who also agreed with … [Continue reading]
The Opposite of War is Not Peace -- What the Orthodox Byzantines retained was an older Greek notion that war inevitably damages the soul. Even in a just cause, in self-defense or to protect innocents, participation in war still harms the soul in some … [Continue reading]
For the Fallen by Laurence Binyon With proud thanksgiving, a mother for her children, England mourns for her dead across the sea. Flesh of her flesh they were, spirit of her spirit, Fallen in the cause of the free. Solemn the drums thrill; Death … [Continue reading]
“The birth of Isaac was, of course, an absolute absurdity. The notion that a 100-year-old man and his 90-year-old wife, who have never had a child in the course of their long married life, should bear a son, and to place the hopes of the whole future … [Continue reading]
The video above made me laugh quite a lot. Though there is some exaggeration, in that Jesus is unlikely to have been black, nevertheless, it is true that Jesus' skin color would not have been northern European white. In 2015, a forensic … [Continue reading]
101. The other harmful ideological error is found in those who find suspect the social engagement of others, seeing it as superficial, worldly, secular, materialist, communist or populist. Or they relativize it, as if there are other more important … [Continue reading]
One of the little known episodes of the life of Saint Francis of Assisi is that he participated in war before he received his calling. He had romantic dreams of being a knight. History records that he sang like a troubadour and liked drinking and … [Continue reading]
I know that it is probable that many of you are excited by the possible firing of McCabe by Sessions just three days before his retirement. By doing this, Sessions could ensure that McCabe loses his retirement pension. The firing has been recommended … [Continue reading]
